Jun 30 Supreme Court will consider whether AR-15 bans violate the Second Amendment By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rejects Trump limits on birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court strikes limits on party spending in federal elections, backing GOP appeal By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court’s conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination… Continue reading
Jun 30 Fact-checking the Trump administration's challenges to birthright citizenship By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Until President Donald Trump, few saw it as controversial. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:13 What the Supreme Court rulings mean for presidential power By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Supreme Court issued two major rulings on Monday that significantly expand presidential power and President Trump's attempt to further reshape the federal government. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 5:35 Supreme Court ruling proves Federal Reserve is unique agency, Lisa Cook's lawyer says By Geoff Bennett, Diane Lincoln Estes In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court justices said that President Trump does not have the power to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Geoff Bennett discussed that decision with Cook's lead counsel, Abbe Lowell. Continue watching
Jun 29 Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Dershowitz had urged the court to reconsider New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. The landmark First Amendment case that made it harder for public figures to win libel lawsuits because it requires proof that an outlet knowingly published something false,… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception, the Federal Reserve. Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election, provided they are postmarked by… Continue reading